Box for umbrellas, canes, &amp;c.



' W. H. BEEHLER. l v B0Xv FOR UMBRELLAS, GANES', &o.

PPLIUATION FILED NOV. 3, 19,08.,

R w N n m A Ita 7116' TTNTTED STATES PATEN T OFFTQE. 'VVILLIAM I-I. BEEI-ILER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM BEEHLER, INCORPORATED, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, A CORPORATION OF MARYLAND.

BOX FOR UMBRELLAS, CANES, 485C.

963,351, Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 5, 1910, Application filed November 3, 1908. Serial No. 460,839.

To all whom it may concern.' and a part of the body showing an umbrella 55 Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. BEEHLER, head in position therein. a citizen of the United States, and resident In carrying out the invention in one ad of the city of Baltimore, in the State of vantageous form I rst form a blank B, Maryland, have invented certain new and 21S SllOWn in Fig. l, of corrugated paper useful Improvements in Boxes for Umbrelboard or other suitable material. The blank las, Canes, &o., of which the following is a comprises a substantially rectangular body specification. portion 1, provided with a plurality of lon- My invention relates to boxes for holding` gitudinal creases 2. In the form shown umbrellas, canes, ete.7 having angular or L- there are four creases dividing the blank shaped handles, and to the blanke from body into five strips so that it may be folded which such boxes are formed, up to form a box body of square section In packing umbrellas having L-shaped in Which one of the edge strips 3 overlies handles for shipment they have heretofore the other edge strip 7. The intermediate Generally been placed in bOXes Whose Width StIipS ElIe numbered 4, 5, and 6, respectively. lor their whole length is equal to the length Ai? One end the blank is provided With an of the umbrella head, Since the body of extension 8 of the same width as and extendthe umbrella is relatively very small a very ing I'Oln any Convenient one of the Strips large part of the space of the box is wasted O f the lOOdy pOliOn. EXtensOn 8 is proand the material forming the unused part vided with transverse creases 9 and 10, by of the box represents an useless expense, which it may be bent to form an end closure The object of my invention is to provide for the box as will later appear. At the a box properly shaped to inolose an umopposite end the body is provided with an brella or oane having an L shaped head and extension 11 comprising a rectangular por- 25 which will closely fit the cane or other arti- On 12 @Xtending from Strips 3, 4 and 5 and cle so that there is practically no Waste maprovided with a transverse crease 13 and 80 Jterial in the package, another rectangular portion 14 extending ,In Carl-ying out, my invention, I Construct laterally fIOIIl the bOCly Of the blank and. a box having a relatively long body portion provided with a longitudinal crease 15 in 30 to receive the body of the closed umbrella line With the adjacent edge of the blank or the shaft of the Cane and I provide this body and transverse creases 16, 17. A right body portion of the box at one end with a angle cut 18 is made in the blank extending lateral extension forming an inclosure con` fIOln the pOint 19 Where eXtenSiOn 14 joins tinuous with the body of the box to receive the lOOdy t0 the intersection of creases 15 35 the L-handle of the angular head of the and 16 and thence extending transversely Y cane or umbrella. of the blank to the creases between strips 4 90 Incidentally to the main object of my inand 5 Of the body. vention, I provide a novel blank out and Blanks constructed as described may be oreased so that it may be shaped to forni a folded up at the place of use to form a vclos- 40 box having the characteristics described. UTG fOl Umbrellas and Similar articles of The foregoing and other characteristics the class contemplated by my invention and and advantages of my invention are hereinmay be SeCnlGd abQlll the umbrella by tying after more fully described in connection or in any other suitable manner. These with the accompanying drawing which blanks so far as I am aware constitute a 45 shows exemplifying structures embodying` new article of manufacture and are one of the invention. the subsidiary novel features of my inven- It is to be understood that the invention tionis capable of embodiment in various forms. When a blank such as described in con- Figure 1 is a view of the blank from neotion with Fig. 1 is to be used, the body 50 which the box is formed, Fig. 2 is a view portion iS folded along the longitudinal of the box with the body portion completed, Greases in the shape shown in Fig. 2 and if 105 the head or L-portion being left flat, Fig. 3 desired it may be permanently held in this is a view of the complete box with the head position by gluing strip 3 to strip 7. The folded, Fig. 4 is a section through the head lower end extension 8 is folded on its transverse creases so that its end portion 8a lies Within the box body and against one of the sides Where it may be left unconnected or glued as may be desired. A long relatively small box body is thus formed' suitable to receive and closely lit the shaft of a cane or body of an umbrella. In making up the box in some cases it is desirable only to complete the body portion as shown in Fig. 2, leaving the extension 11 designed to form the head of the box fiat. The user when it is desired to ship an umbrella places it in the box in the position shown in Fig. 2 and then completes the inclosure by bending portion 1li on the lines 15, 1G and 17 and inserting the end 14 of said portion, turned down, Within the body as clearly shown in Fig. 4L. The portion 12 is then bent along creases 13, 13a and the end portion 12*l is either laid flat over the remaining open side of the head of the box or is inserted under the upper end of strip 7 as shown in Fig. 8. By so inserting the portion 12a the head portion of the box is held closed Without gluing or any other special fastening.

lt will novv be evident that the user instead of receiving the box in the partially completed condition in which it is shown in Fig. 2 may employ the blank of Fig. 1 and bend it up to form a box at his convenience and may secure it around the umbrella or cane by tying instead of having the parts permanently glued or otherwise secured together. A great many boxes in the blank form may be conveniently stored and shipped in a small space. In other cases it is desirable to partly complete the box as shown in Fig. 2 and When so partly completed they still occupy a small space. YVhen the box body is permanently secured in position as shown in Fig. 2, the head portion may be rapidly completed in the manner above described to form a complete closure for the umbrella or cane and When it has been put together in the manner shoivn in Fig. 3 the head portion holds itself closed.

While I have shown certain specific forms of blank and box construction they may be considerably changed in practice and contemplate any changes which may be made Within the scope of my invention.

The drawing shows how my umbrella box accommodates an umbrella or cane in which a portion of the handle extends at substantially a right angle to the shaft. It will be evident that a similar box will accommodate an umbrella head having a looped or other handle in Which a portion extends laterally in relation to the shaft. Different be accommodated if shaped handles may the shape of the L necessary by changing portion of the box.

I claim:

1. A paper box-blank comprising a body portion having several longitudinal creases so that it may be bent to form a relatively long box-body of angular cross-section and provided at one end With an enlarged portion cut and creased so that it may be bent to form an L of angular cross-section continuous With the aforesaid body and substantially at a right angle thereto.

2. A box-blank of corrugated paper-board comprising a body portion having several longitudinal creases so that it may be bent up to form a relatively long box-body and provided at one end With an extension to form an end closure and provided at the other end with an enlarged portion cut and creased so that it may be bent up to form a hollow L continuous With the aforesaid box body substantially at a right angle thereto.

3. A paper box comprising a long straight body portion of relatively small cross-section and a shorten portion joined to the long portion at one end at substantially a right angle; the Whole being adapted yto closely inclose an umbrella having an L- shaped handle.

4. A box for umbrellas or the like having L-shaped handles, formed of paper bent up to form a long body portion of polygonal cross-section and a head portion of polygonal cross-section joining the body portion at right angles, the head portion being provided with a member which may be opened to admit an umbrella or the like and thereafter closed.

5. A boxeblank of corrugated paper board constructed and arranged to be bent up to for-m au inclosure for an umbrella or similar article having a handle portion ext-ending laterally from the shaft, including a substantially rectangular body portion provided with a plurality of parallel longitudinal creases, an extension at one end of the body portion adapted to form a bottom end closure, and an extension at the opposite end of the body portion out and creased in straight lines so thatit may be bent up to form a head end closure of polygonal crosssection joining the body portion of the completed box substantially at a right angle.

WM. HENRY BEEHLER.

Witnesses CARoLiNn GSBORN, FENELON B. BROCK. 

